1998 Pacific Hurricane Season - Storm Names

Storm Names

The following names were used for named storms that formed in the eastern Pacific in 1998. Names that were not assigned are in gray. No names were retired, so the list was used again in the 2004 season.

  • Agatha
  • Blas
  • Celia
  • Darby
  • Estelle
  • Frank
  • Georgette
  • Howard
  • Isis
  • Javier
  • Kay
  • Lester
  • Madeline
  • Newton (unused)
  • Orlene (unused)
  • Paine (unused)
  • Roslyn (unused)
  • Seymour (unused)
  • Tina (unused)
  • Virgil (unused)
  • Winifred (unused)
  • Xavier (unused)
  • Yolanda (unused)
  • Zeke (unused)

No central Pacific storms occurred; the first to develop would have been named Upana.

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